{"id":305246,"date":"2026-02-19T01:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T01:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/305246\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T01:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T01:46:10","slug":"narberth-artist-brings-snow-sculptures-to-life-in-her-front-yard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/305246\/","title":{"rendered":"Narberth artist brings snow sculptures to life in her front yard"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the biggest snowstorm in a decade<\/a> dumped more than nine inches of snow on the Philadelphia region, Narberth<\/a> artist Emily Stewart woke up to a blank canvas. <\/p>\n

With her front yard dusted in snow, Stewart zipped up her coat, laced up her boots, and braved the cold to build three Swedish lanterns out of snow and ice. Set against the darkness of winter, the lanterns have offered a glimmer of warmth during the coldest days of a historically frigid period in and around Philly<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Stewart is a Main Line-based artist and community organizer who works with ink, graphite, wood, and, yes, snow. She is a lover of art and community building, passions that arose from her time in art school and serving in the Peace Corps. She is also the coordinator of Narberth Public Art<\/a>, a community group that brings public art displays to downtown Narberth. <\/p>\n

An Ohioan by birth, Stewart isn\u2019t bothered by the snow. In fact, she prefers a long, snowy winter to the Philly area\u2019s increasingly hot summers<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cI love, love winter,\u201d Stewart said, adding that she has the \u201copposite of seasonal depression disorder.\u201d <\/p>\n

Stewart grew up making snow sculptures in her hometown of Cleveland. In 2021, as pandemic measures kept Stewart and her family cooped up in their home, she picked up her kitchen spatula and began sculpting snow once again. She built life-size bears, an owl, a giant horse, and an eagle (go Birds). Neighbors began stopping by to ask about the sculptures, and people from outside Narberth even started paying visits to Stewart\u2019s yard after hearing about her art through the grapevine.<\/p>\n

Though her snow sculptures began as a low-stakes artistic outlet, Stewart says they have become something deeper \u2014 a point of connection among neighbors in increasingly polarized and technologically dominated times. Public art provides a \u201ccool little communal social interaction\u201d that \u201cdetracts from all the negativity in the world,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

There\u2019s much that Stewart loves about working with snow. It\u2019s free, abundant, and surprising. <\/p>\n

When asked about the fleeting nature of her snow works, Stewart said it\u2019s part of the beauty. Snow is temporary, as is everything. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s ephemeral,\u201d she said. \u201cLike, enjoy it, and it\u2019s not yours to keep.\u201d<\/p>\n

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